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Over in the Garden

Grace offered us a prompt that for some reason I thought would be easy. I had started a poem yesterday, but left it to ripen, while I went to a band competition. My daughter's band won Best Guard and they received second place in their division. It was tough-a lot of unique performances. One band actually performs to the movie/musical, Fiddler on the Roof. They lugged fences and twirled flags n' brooms. It was crazy good! Another band did a 3D performance, which was insane. There was even a Clone performance, and Welcome to the Jungle. My daughter's show is called Full Circle. It depicts the struggles we all have in our life, to bring our hopes and dreams to fruition. It is about perseverance, determination and a never say die attitude. We must make the internal effort to face these battles, before we can take our first step on our journey. The journey to ourselves and our victory! This poem depicts my battle. Art sometimes can be a battle, when facing the page funneling one's thoughts, for me is like breathing. If I can't be creative- I am suffocating. Now, I am not just talking paint and sketching. I mean art in any form: writing, photography, mixed media, sewing, cooking, and more.

Over in the Garden Grace prompted us to explore Loop poetry. This form was created by Hellon. I selected the form without rhyme. Grace offered us a few variations. I find this form intriguing and hope to try another one. It also aligned with my daughter and her band's performance last night, yes, a Full Circle.

Grace shared this with us:

" There are no restrictions on the number of
stanzas nor on the syllable count for each line. In each stanza, the last word of the first line
becomes the first word of line two, last word of line 2 becomes the first word of line 3, last
word of line 3 becomes the first word of line 4."

Well done, Ella! And fortuitous or fated, I love that the prompt reflects your daughter's music performance. I'm always impressed when life is like that.You did a great job with the poem, you really did.KPS—In the 1980s, my grandparents, my parents and I all told my youngest brother we'd make sure he received an education which would allow him to make a living as an artist, provided he did his part by studying. He has been, I think, quite successful, being hired into the animation industry before he even finished his last college courses.

Alex-They were! Then they performed a Disney song and The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I thought of you when I saw the Clone performance ;D

Yes, he did-it made me doubt I had any ability at all, until I took pottery and the teacher stole all my stuff. My friend went to her house and found all my creations. I was told they were broken in the kiln~ Some teacher that was! Thank you Alex~

Kay-Wow Kay! This is wonderful n' inspiring~ I wished I had submitted art ten years ago, when my muse started nagging me. I was going to recalculate my path, when my father died suddenly during college. My mom became ill and I didn't. I would have moved hours away and didn't want to leave my little brother. So, the time wasn't right-I guess. Thank you so much! @>--------

What a feast of a post this is, glorious photos, including your art, your reflections and memories, and then two fantastic poems. You have an artist's eye, kiddo. And even if you didnt get to pursue your art when you were young, you are doing it now, and that's what matters. Never stop. and BELIEVE! that you are talented - because you are.

Beautiful Ella! You are very talented and in so many creative ways. I didn't have a family who inspired anything other than escape!

But you had a teacher steal your creations, amazing. Although, I once had a boss steal all the credit for my work - it was devastating, because our boss saw me as an idiot.

Sounds like an awesome night with creative musicians - does all the attention to Glee inspire that? When I was in school it was marching music and maybe a Christmas concert with carols. Nowadays - such talent!

i am glad you persevered through this...its hard..and i dont know that your fathers intentions were bad, but...hard to not have them encourage your art...and i am glad you remember this as you raise yours.....nice loop poem ella....

wow, i love this post from start to finish! your daughter, well, the apple don't fall too far from the tree, as they say :) and i hope those vibrant blue and greens in the bowls are cake frosting!

as for your poem, i'm fairly blown away, it is wonderful. well done! i found this form very hard, bordering on excruciating, as it seems to beg us to write doggerel. (in my view) it was very, very hard. but you have written a tome of substance here, and i mostly didn't notice the repetition... when i did notice, it was in only good ways. congratulations. wave your flag high!

Marian-I like yours, too~ Thank you so much! Did you like my looping response ;D Yes, I made a Rainbow Rose cake...there were 7 bowls of color-it was fun though~ YOU are kind @>-----------

Grace-I love this challenge! Thank you Grace :D

Brian-I suspect he tried to follow a dream and it didn't work out~He still had his hands involved in his passion though-film/theater! Thank you!

Hannah-When I come home we will stand under this red umbrella ;D11:11 @>--------

MJ-Thank you! So nice to have someone understand this ;D

Dezzy-Yes, there is truth in that!My issue now is time alone-it is rare. I now live in the loop of rarely being alone. My muse doesn't like it~

Gail-Thank you! Yours was touching- :D

Yolanda-Thank you! I think the big marching band stuff was before Glee. I do think perhaps it did push the boundary lines to do more current programs. I am sorry to hear this~ I had six bosses once-all family. You want to talk about crazy-everyone had a different idea for a promotion. I would start the campaign and than "No, we are going to do this." Insanity! Thank you @>--------

"reseed"... that is such an awesome word to use here. I'm sure your father meant the best for you, but thank goodness, you reseeded and grew despite his fears. Love all the color on this page - imagery and words.

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